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Gandhinagar district | |
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.svg) Location of district in Gujarat | |
| Coordinates:23°12′53.42″N72°38′59.42″E / 23.2148389°N 72.6498389°E /23.2148389; 72.6498389 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Region | North Gujarat |
| Headquarters | Gandhinagar |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,140 km2 (830 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,391,753 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,680/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati,Hindi,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 382010 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ 18 |
| Website | gandhinagar |
Gandhinagar district is an administrative division ofGujarat,India, whose headquarters are atGandhinagar, the state capital. It was organized in 1964. Gandhinagar district is located in Northern part ofGujarat Which is called asNorth Gujarat
It has an area of 2140 km2, and a population of 1,391,753 of which 43.16% lives in urban regions (2011 census).[1] The district includesGandhinagar with twoSuburbs -Motera,Adalaj. The fourtehsils are -Gandhinagar,Kalol,Dahegam andMansa - and 216 villages.
Gandhinagar district is bounded by the districts ofSabarkantha andAravalli to the northeast,Kheda to the southeast,Ahmedabad to the southwest, andMehsana to the northwest.
Connected to Ahmedabad by the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar highway, and with Vadodara with the Ahmedabad-Vadodara highway, these three cities form the top population centres and commercial heart of Gujarat and western India.
Because of the division of the oldBombay State, the State of Gujarat was formed on1 May 1960. Because of the development of the territory of Gujarat, the capital of the state was kept at Ahmedabad. At that point, to diminish populace thickness of Ahmedabad city, Gandhinagar, the new capital of the territory of Gujarat, was set up. The city of Gandhinagar was set up on 2 August 1965.
The new capital was named Gandhinagar to keep an enduring memory of the Father of the NationMahatma Gandhi.
Gandhinagar city is a planned city that has 30 sectors, 1 km each in length and width. Each sector has a primary school, a secondary school, a higher secondary school, a medical dispensary, a shopping centre and a maintenance office.
Gandhinagar has infocity nearby which is housing IT companies. Many big IT companies likeTCS, Cybage has presence in infocity whereas PCS is located at GIDC area. Many more companies are planning to come to infocity. Etech, Inc., one of the majorBPO players inGujarat is also based here along with operations inVadodara andTexas.[2]
Akshardham Gandhinagar is situated in Sector-20. It is one of the major Hindu Temple complex of Gujarat.
Gandhinagar has many educational institutions. With 87.11% its education level is highest inGujarat.[citation needed]
| Religion | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | 94.81% | |||
| Islam | 4.12% | |||
| Jainism | 0.46% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.61% | |||
According to the2011 census Gandhinagar district has apopulation of 1,391,753,[4] roughly equal to the nation ofEswatini[5] or the US state ofHawaii.[4][6] The district has a population density of 650 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,700/sq mi).[4] Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 4.29%.[4] Gandhinagar has asex ratio of 923females for every 1000 males.[4] It had a literacy rate of 76.59% in 2001 which rose by 7.5 percentage points in 10 years toliteracy rate of 84.16% in 2011. 43.16% of the population lived in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 7.80% and 1.31% of the population respectively.[4]
At the time of the2011 Census of India, 93.94% of the population in the district spokeGujarati and 4.05%Hindi as their first language.[7]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 222,527 | — |
| 1911 | 225,592 | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 242,815 | +7.6% |
| 1931 | 268,801 | +10.7% |
| 1941 | 327,493 | +21.8% |
| 1951 | 401,815 | +22.7% |
| 1961 | 478,611 | +19.1% |
| 1971 | 648,666 | +35.5% |
| 1981 | 835,337 | +28.8% |
| 1991 | 1,016,339 | +21.7% |
| 2001 | 1,237,168 | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 1,391,753 | +12.5% |
| Source:Census of India | ||
| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Remarks | |
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| Gandhinagar | 34 | Dahegam | Balrajsinh Chauhan | |||
| 35 | Gandhinagar South | Alpesh Thakor | ||||
| 36 | Gandhinagar North | Ritaben Patel | ||||
| 37 | Mansa | Jayantibhai Patel | ||||
| 38 | Kalol | Laxmanji Thakor | ||||
A blend of heritage, history and culture, Gandhinagar is one of the most harmonious cities that one can ever visit. A home to the Akshardham Temple that is adorned with pink stone and beautiful carving, Gandhinagar also houses:[8]
Swaziland 1,370,424
Hawaii 1,360,301
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